XIII.  Meeting Academic and Workplace Standards: How this Book Can Help

Preparing for Academic Tests

Since the first publication of Problem Solving and Comprehension 20 years ago, a great deal has changed in education and in our understanding of mental processes. This chapter reviews connections between Thinking Aloud Pair Problem Solving (TAPPS), and the objectives described in recent educational framework and standard documents. Specifically, we show which framework objectives TAPPS will help you meet, and how and which parts of the major assessments can be prepared for with the Sixth Edition of Problem Solving Comprehension.

National Mathematics Standards

The NCTM Curriculum and Evaluation Standards (NCTM, 1989, pp. 5–6) describes five goals ...

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